March 30, 2010

Raising money to advertise against the Digital Economy Bill on ...

[Boing Boing] 38 Degrees is running a fast fundraiser to raise £10,000 to run ads against the Digital Economy Bill in the UK. Parliament has refused to schedule a full debate on this controversial, 24,000+ word bill, and are planning to rush it through via the secretive, undemocratic "wash-up" procedure.

The Fake Steve Jobs Economy - Television - Gawker

[Gawker: valleywag] Steve Jobs is so powerful, you can get rich just imitating the computer mogul. That seems to be the theory behind the premium cable network show under development with Fake Steve Jobs blogger Dan Lyons and noted director Larry Charles.

March 27, 2010

Digital Economy Bill latest - two cheers for the LibDem team

[Liberal Democrat Voice] Here we have a tidal wave of opposition to disconnection and zero debate on the matter, and Don is justifying a fiction that interference with internet connections, and therefore our free speech and other fundamental rights, after allegations of copyright infringement, could be “appropriate, proportionate and necessary in a democratic society”.

Return of China in World Economy? « Mostly Economics

[Mostly Economics] In other words, Chinas plentiful and cheap labor is only part of the key to its rapid growth in the last few decades; what appears to have really made the difference, not surprisingly, is its greater economic interaction with the rest of the world.

March 26, 2010

Consumers Are Down on Jobs and the Economy Up Spending - DailyFinance

[DailyFinance] Forget about bulls and bears, most Americans are chickens when it comes to the economy. Thing is, while they may have good reasons for their fear, their spending behavior suggests greater courage.

It's the Economy Stupid

[The Iowa Republican] Bill Clintons successful presidential campaign in 1992 is best known for the simple phrase, “Its the economy stupid.” That simple slogan allowed an unknown southern governor who was plagued by sex scandals to knock off an incumbent President who had an approval rating in the nineties when the campaign began.

March 24, 2010

Gaza's tragically peculiar economy | MetaFilter

[MetaFilter] The main obstacle is the fact that demographic trends show the likelihood of a near-term majority Arab population west of the Jordan River (including the land within the internationally recognized borders of the state of Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza). The probability that Palestinians would constitute an electoral majority in a binational state is seen by many Israeli Jews as a threat to the very premise of Israel, which is imagined as a state for the Jews.

Immigrants key to economy's revival - Joel Kotkin - POLITICO.com

[POLITICO Top Stories] The last is perhaps the worst: that government already has a great deal of power inside the U.S., and Joel Kotkin would give them even more. What Kotkin wants is fundamentally un-American, and not just because he would give more power to foreign governments.

March 23, 2010

Perspectives - Using a Market Economy

[Perspectives] Using a market Economy to Provision Resources across a Planet-wide Clusters doesn't fully investigate the space but it's great to progress on this important area and the paper is a strong step in the right direction.

March 19, 2010

Measuring the Economy | Psychology Today

[Blogs] The Economist points out that: "in the third quarter of 2009 (the most recent for which income data are available), GDI continued to contract while GDP notched up the increase that led many economists to announce the end of the recession."

March 17, 2010

CARPE DIEM: One Nation Over Gas: A Gasified U.S. Economy

[CARPE DIEM] Displacement of oil by natural gas would strengthen a trend away from crude in rich countries, where the IEA believes demand has already peaked as a result of the recent spike in oil prices. Another consequence of the energy markets bull run, the unearthing of vast new supplies of gas, could bring further upheaval.

[Post on Politics] WEST PALM BEACH — Democratic governor candidate Alex Sink today proposed a variety of tax breaks and other incentives aimed at boosting Florida’s economy and highlighted her private-sector background in a meeting with local business leaders.

March 16, 2010

House of Lords pass Digital Economy Bill / Music News // Drowned ...

[Drowned In Sound // Feed] A further modification was made - by the Liberal Democrats themselves, somewhat amusingly - before the bill was passed by the Lords which would allow websites the right and opportunity to appeal against any decision, and the chance to claim legal costs and any damages which are incurred. "Clarifications and improvements" were made by Lib Dem media spokesman Lord Clement-Jones, during the bill's third reading last night.

UK Lords Pass Digital Economy Bill, Now Look To Rush It Through ...

[Techdirt] To be fair tho - because the "Lords" are now awarded as honoury positions, and since they are non-electable and therefore, not desirable as position of ambitious power driven politicians, the Lords actually represents more balanced and sensible view points than the Common's, but they aren't controlled by party political agenda.

China government advisers urge steady economy | Home >> Other ...

Is US a market economy or China is a market economy ? Bailing out ...

[Work Wasters] China is theoretically a socialist economy, but has abandoned all the traits of a socialist state in order to accommodate its greed for a bigger pie of world trade. China has no regard for its poor farmers and contract labors, nor does it have any regard for the life of innocent newborns as the recent melamine episode has shown.

Downing Street Says » Economy

[Downing Street Says] Asked to comment about Liam Byrne’s remarks on the Government introducing no new taxes as part of the deficit reduction plan, the PMS said, the Government had already set out its position and there would be no further comment.

March 10, 2010

Online giants air Digital Economy Bill grievances | Internet news ...

[Tech Eye - Latest technology headlines] "We are particularly concerned that a measure of this kind as a general purpose policy could have an adverse impact on the reputation of the UK as a place do do online business and conflict with the broader objectives of Digital Britain," Tom Alexander, Chief Executive at Orange continues."

March 09, 2010

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Rasmussen: 57% think ObamaCare will ...

[Hot Air » Top Picks] Politically, the Democrats have the worst of all worlds. Not only do they look out of touch for spending all of their efforts on a plan that is deeply unpopular with voters, they now are seen as actively damaging the economy. The deficit spending alone would be enough to send voters heading for the exits, but the increased costs are even worse. Seventy-eight percent of all respondents believe that middle-class tax increases will come as a result of ObamaCare, with almost two-thirds (65%) believing that to be “very likely.” Fifty-eight percent of Democrats expect middle-class tax increases, which shows how effective Obama has been in selling this plan.

CentreRight: This election is about the economy

[CentreRight] forget about whacky alternative agendas like its all about local stuff or the nature of democracy. Politicians and journalists have to find something to say each day, but theres just one solid issue that dominates this election, and its the same old one as usual: how secure do people feel about the future?

March 06, 2010

Another Casualty of the Down Economy: Rest Stops - Travel Blog ...

[World Hum] Another Casualty of the Down Economy: Rest Stops. Travel Blog  Michael Yessis  03.05.10 | 4:47 PM ET. And the people of Arizona are pissed off. From the New York Times: Arizona has the largest budget gap in the country when measured ...

Duncan Borrowman: Digital Economy Bill - I am a rebel!

[Duncan Borrowman] We are proud of the record of Liberal Democrat peers in taking swift action, including working across party lines, to defeat some of the worst legislation to come out of this Labour government. We applaud the intention to give parties accused of copyright infringement the protection of the courts rather than subjecting them to the political whim of the Secretary of State.

UK Politicians Look To Make Digital Economy Bill Even Worse ...

[Techdirt] We've written a few times about politicians trying to fix Peter Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill, but now it appears some politicians are trying to make it worse. One of the proposed amendments would let the government designate .